Plays

⊕    A Christian turned Turk
⊕    A Game at Chess: A Later Form
⊕    A Mad World, My Masters
⊕    A Maidenhead Well Lost
⊕    A Midsummer Night's Dream
⊕    A Yorkshire Tragedy
⊕    Aglaura
⊕    Albumazar: A Comedy
⊕    All Fools
⊕    All's Well that Ends Well
⊕    Antonio and Mellida
⊕    Antonio's Revenge
⊕    Antony and Cleopatra
⊕    As You Like It
⊕    Bartholomew Fair
⊕    Bird in a Cage
⊕    Brennoralt
⊕    Bussy d'Ambois
⊕    Caesar and Pompey
⊕    Campaspe
⊕    Catiline
⊕    Cleopatra
⊕    Comus
⊕    Contention for Honour and Riches
⊕    Coriolanus
⊕    Cymbeline
⊕    Cynthia's Revels
⊕    Dutch Courtesan
⊕    Epicoene
⊕    Every Man in his Humour
⊕    Every Man out of his Humour
⊕    Hamlet
⊕    Henry IV, part 1
⊕    Henry IV, part 2
⊕    Henry V (Q1)
⊕    Henry VI, part 1
⊕    Henry VI, part 2
⊕    Henry VI, part 3
⊕    Henry VIII
⊕    Hyde Park
⊕    Hymen's Triumph
⊕    Jack Drum's Entertainment
⊕    Julius Caesar
⊕    King John
⊕    King Lear
⊕    Locrine
⊕    Love In its Ecstasy: Or, the large Prerogative
⊕    Love Tricks, or The School of Compliments
⊕    Love's Labour's Lost
⊕    Loves Metamorphosis
⊕    Macbeth
⊕    Measure for Measure
⊕    Merry Wives of Windsor
⊕    Much Ado About Nothing
⊕    Mustapha
⊕    not in source
⊕    Othello
⊕    Pericles
⊕    Philaster
⊕    Philotas
⊕    Poetaster
⊕    Richard II
⊕    Richard III
⊕    Romeo and Juliet
⊕    Satiro-mastix: or, The Untrussing of the humorous poet
⊕    Sejanus His Fall
⊕    Sir Giles Goosecap
⊕    Sophonisba
⊕    Taming of the Shrew
⊕    The Atheist's Tragedy
⊕    The Blind Beggar of Alexandria
⊕    The Bondman
⊕    The Case is Altered
⊕    The Changes, or Love in a Maze
⊕    The Comedy of Errors
⊕    The Conspiracy and Tragedy of Byron
⊕    The Custom of the Country
⊕    The Devil's Law Case
⊕    The Elder Brother
⊕    The Fancies, Chaste and Noble
⊕    The Fawn
⊕    The Goblins
⊕    The Golden Age
⊕    The Grateful Servant
⊕    The Great Duke of Florence
⊕    The Gypsies Metamorphosed
⊕    The Honest Whore, Part I
⊕    The Insatiate Countess
⊕    The Lady of May
⊕    The Little French Lawyer
⊕    The Mad Lover
⊕    The Maid of Honour
⊕    The Malcontent
⊕    The Martyred Souldier
⊕    The Merchant of Venice
⊕    The Miseries of Inforc't Marriage
⊕    The Nice Valour
⊕    The Phoenix
⊕    The Puritan Widow
⊕    The Raging Turk
⊕    The Rival Friends
⊕    The Royal Master
⊕    The Royal Slave
⊕    The Sophy
⊕    The Spanish Curate
⊕    The Staple of News
⊕    The Tempest
⊕    The Tragedy of Nero
⊕    The Traitor
⊕    The Valiant Scot
⊕    The Virgin Widow
⊕    The Wedding
⊕    The White Devil
⊕    The Widow
⊕    The Wonder of a Kingdom
⊕    Timon of Athens
⊕    Titus Andronicus
⊕    Troilus and Cressida
⊕    Twelfth Night
⊕    Two Gentlemen of Verona
⊕    Volpone
⊕    What You Will
⊕    Winter's Tale

King John - Results found: 58

His legs 2 ridg rods, his arms 2 Eelskins stuffe, his face so thin
By Bastard, in King John (TLN149-150), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS Sancroft 29, p. 81
 
--upon thy cheek I lay this zealous kiss, As seal to ye
Indenture of my Love.
By Austria, in King John (TLN312-313), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS Sancroft 29, p. 81
 
You are ye Hare, of whō ye pverb goes, who’s valor
plucks dead Lions by ye beard.
By Bastard, in King John (TLN437-438), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS Sancroft 29, p. 81
 
Here’s a large Mouth indeed, yt spits forth wounds, & Death. – talks as familiarly of roarg Lions As childr.
do of puppie -dogs. Wt canonier begot this lusty
blood? He nothg speaks but fire, & smoke he gives ye Bastinado wth his tongue. Others are cudgeld.
--not a word of his, but buffets in: - I was nev so
bethumpt wth words.
By Bastard, in King John (TLN773-779), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS Sancroft 29, p. 81
 
Thou maist
hold a serpt by ye tongue, a lion by ye paw, a fasting Tiger by ye Tooth, than--
By Pandulpho, in King John (TLN1189-1192), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS Sancroft 29, p. 81
 
Consc. buckled his Armor & Zeal & Charity brought him to ye field, as Gods own soldier – But yt sly devil yt bawd yt broker, purpose-changer, that smoothfaced Gentleman,, ye Bias of ye world, clapt on him hath drawn him frō his purpose.
By Bastard, in King John (TLN885-905), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS Sancroft 29, p. 82
 
Time, ye old sexton ye bald clocksetter
By Bastard, in King John (TLN1257), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS Sancroft 29, p. 82
 
My Son, my Life, my Joy, My All-the-World—
By Constance, in King John (TLN1488-1489), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS Sancroft 29, p. 82
 
My Life’s as tedious as a twice-told Tale
By Lewis, the Dauphin, in King John (TLN1493), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS Sancroft 29, p. 82
 
Death, Death ô amiable, lovely Death, the hate &
terror to prospity, But miseries Love; Rise from the Caves of Night, And I will kiss thy bones, I’ll put
my Eybals in thy vaulty Brows, & ring my fingers
wth thy household worms – Come grin on me, & I
will think thou smil’st & buss thee as thy Wife—
By Constance, in King John (TLN1408-1418), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS Sancroft 29, p. 82
 
This were to gild gold, or to paint ye Lilly, to pfume ye violet, or to light a tap to ye Sun.
By Salisbury, in King John (TLN1728-1731), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS Sancroft 29, p. 82
 
My pegasus. Le cheval volant. narines de feu. he bounds frō ye earth. qu. he had springs in his legs.
By Lewis, the Dauphin, in King John (TLN1639-1640), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS Sancroft 29, p. 102
 
a beast for persons. pure Air, & Fire. ye duller Ele= =ments nev appear in him, but only wn he stands still til his Rider mounts him.
By Lewis, the Dauphin, in King John (TLN1645-1647), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS Sancroft 29, p. 102
 
He yt rides him, soars like the hawk. he trots ye air. ye Earth sings, wn he
touches it.
By Lewis, the Dauphin, in King John (TLN1640-1641), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS Sancroft 29, p. 102
 
His Neigh is like ye bidding of a Monarch.
By Lewis, the Dauphin, in King John (TLN1654-1655), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS Sancroft 29, p. 102
 
He is indeed a Horse; ye Rest are Beasts, & Jades
By Louis, the Dauphin, in King John (TLN1649-1650), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS Sancroft 29, p. 102
 
French King at Angiers
in King John p. 5
For this down trodden Equity, we tread In warlike march, these greens before your town Being no further Enemy to you Than ye constraint of hospitable Zeal In the releif of this oppressed child Religiously provokes. Be pleased then
By King Philip, in King John (TLN547-552), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 3v
 
King John
And with a blessed and unvexd Retire With unhack’d swords, and Helmets all Unbruised We will beare home that lusty blood again Which here we came to spout against your Town.
By King Philip, in King John (TLN559-562), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 3v
 
Then God forgive ye sin of all those souls That to their Everlasting Residence Before the dew of evening fall shall fleet In dreadful trial of &c_____
By King John, in King John (TLN592-593), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 3v
 
Description of King Johns Expedition into France p. 4 K. John.
With them a Bastard of ye King deceasd And all the unsettled Humours of ye Land Rash inconsiderate fiery voluntiers With Ladys faces and fierce Dragons spleens Have sold their fortunes at their native homes Bearing their birthrights proudly on their backs To make hazard of new fortunes here In brief a braver choise of dauntless spirits Then now ye English bottoms have waft ore Did nearer float upon ye swelling Tide, To do offence and scathe in Christendom The interruption of their Churlish drums Cutts off more circumstance they are at hand, &c
By Chatilllon, in King John (TLN359-371), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 7v
 
-----Bastard p 5-----
St George, that swindgd ye Dragon, And ere since sits on horsback at mine hostess dore Teach us some Fence!
By Bastard, in King John (TLN595-597), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 8r
 
.p.6
Victory with little loss doth play Upon ye dancing Banners of ye French
By French Herald, in King John (TLN617-618), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 8r
 
p. 6 I
Commander of this hot malicious Day
By English Herald, in King John (TLN625), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 8r
 
Of a drawn battle
p. 6 +
Blood hath bought blood and blows have answered blows Strength matchd with strength and power confronted power
By Hubert, in King John (TLN640-641), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 8r
 
p. 7 +
He is ye half part of a blessed man Left to be finished by such as shee And she a fair divided Excellence Whose fulness of perfection lyes in him.
By Hubert, in King John (TLN752-755), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 8r
 
What Canoneer begot this lusty blood He speaks plain Canon fire and smoak and bounce He gives ye bastinado with his tongue Our ears are cudgeld, not a word of his but buffets better than ye fist of France: Zounds I was never so bethumpd with words
By Bastard, in King John (TLN777-183), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 8r
 
Of Interest
p. 8
Ba:
And why rail I on this commodity? But for because he hath not wooed me yet: Not that I have ye power to clutch my hand, When his fair Angels would salute my Palm But for my hand as unattempted yet Like a poor beggar raileth on ye Rich Well whiles I am a beggar I will rail And say there is no Sin but to be Rich: And being rich my virtue then shall be To say there is no vice but Beggary:
By Bastard, in King John (TLN908-917), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 8v
 
Of Tears & Sorrow p. 8+
Why holds thine eye that lamentable rheume Like a proud River peering ore its bounds
By Constance, in King John (TLN943-944), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 8v
 
What dost thou mean by shaking of thy head Why dost thou look so sadly on my Son What means that hand upon that breast of thine
By Constance, in King John (TLN940-942 ), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 8v
 
Constance to her son Arthur upon the French peace with John
Of Natures gifts thou mayest with Lillies boast, And with ye half-blown rose --- But Fortune She is corrupted changed & won from thee Sh’ adulterates hourly with thine Uncle John, And with her golden hand hath pluckd on France
By Constance, in King John (TLN974-978), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 8v
 
8+
To tread down fair Respect of Soveraignty And made his Majesty the Bawd to theirs France is a Bawd to Fortune and King John That Strumpet Fortune that usurping John
By Constance, in King John (TLN979-982), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 10r
 
Constance to Austria p. 9
Thou slave, thou Wretch, thou Coward
By Constance, in King John (TLN1041), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 10r
 
Thou ever strong upon ye stronger side Thou Fortunes Champion that dost never fight But when her humorous Ladiship is by To teach thee safety: thou What a fool art Thou A ramping fool to brag and stamp & swear Upon my party: thou cold blooded slave Hast thou not spoke like Thunder on my side Been sworn my Soldier bidding me depend Upon thy starrs, thy fortune and thy Strength
By Constance, in King John (TLN1044-1052), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 10r
 
See the humorous repetition of this the bastard p. 9 + & 10 +
Hang a Calves Skin on those recreant recreant limbs.
By Bastard, in King John (TLN129), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 10r
 
Thou canst not Cardinal devise a name So slight unworthy and Ridiculous To charge me to an answer as ye Pope Tell him this Tale, and from ye mouth of England Addes thus much more that no Italian Priest Shall tythe or toll in our Dominions
By King John, in King John (TLN1076-1081), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 9v
 
Of the The Pope’s Authority ridiculd p. 9 F
Brother of England you blaspheme in This
By Lewis, the Dauphin, in King John (TLN1088-1098), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 9v
 
See K. Johns complexity in breaking Arthurs death to Hubert
Come Hither Hubert O my Gentle Hubert We owe thee much within this wall of Flesh There is a Soul counts thee her Creditor And with advantage means to pay thy Love Give me thy hand I had a thing to say But I will fit it with some better tune By heaven Hubert I am almost ashamd To say good respect I have of thee
By King John, in King John (TLN1318-1346), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 10r
 
Then would I into thy bosom pour my thoughts But, ah! I will not yet I love thee weele And by my troth I think thou lovst me well.
By King John, in King John (TLN1352-1354), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 10r
 
Good Hubert Hubert Hubert throw thine eye On yon young boy: Ile tell thee what my friend He is a very serpent in my way And wheresoer this foot of mine doth tread He lies before me: dost thou understand me Thou art his keeper. ---
By King John, in King John (TLN1359-1373), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 10r
 
the concern of a fond mother for her son Constance for Arthur p. 12 K. John
Father Cardinal I have heard you say That we shall see and know our friends in Heaven If that be true I shall see my boy again For since ye birth of Cain, the first male Child To him that did but yesterday suspire There was not such a gracious creature born. But now will Canker sorrow eat my Bud And chase ye native beauty from his Cheek And he will look as hollow as a Ghost As dim and meagre and as an Agues fit And so he'l die; and rising so again When I shall meet him in ye Court of Heaven I shall not know him: therefore never never Must I behold my pretty Arthur more Grief fills ye room up of my absent Child. Lyes in his bed walks up and down with me Puts on his pretty looks repeats his words Remembers me of all his gracious parts Stuffes out his vacant garments with his forme
By Constance, in King John (TLN1461-1481), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 11
 
A wish for Death by Constance p. 12. +
Death Death o amiable lovely Death Thou odoriferous stench sound rottenness Arise forth from the couch of lasting Night Thou hate and terror to prosperity And I will kiss thy detestable bones And put my eyeballs in thy vaulty brows And ring these fingers with thy household worms And stop this gap of breath with fulsome dust And be a carrion monster like thyself: Come grin on me, and I will think thou smilest And buss thee as thy Wife.
By Constance, in King John (TLN1408-1418), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 11v
 
The words construction of the Rabble common accidents by ye Rabble p. 13 +
How green you are and fresh in this old world_
By Pandulpho, in King John (TLN1530-1544), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 11v
 
No natural exhalation in ye sky No Scope of Nature no distemperd day No common wind, no customed event, But they will pluck away his natural cause And call them meteors prodigies and signs Abortives Presages and Tongues of Heaven, Plainly denouncing Vengeance upon John.
By Pandulpho, in King John (TLN1538-1544), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 11v
 
Of Sorrowbeing and of Life
Mercie
There's nothing in this world can make me joy Life is as tedious as a twice told tale Vexing ye dull eare of a drowsie man__
By Lewis, the Dauphin, in King John (TLN1492-1494), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 12r
 
natural speech of a Child – p. 13
Mercie on me Methinks no body should be sad but I Yet I remember when I was in France Young gentlemen would be as sad as night Out of meer wantonness: by my Christendom, So I were out of Prison and kept Sheep I should be as merry as ye day is long And so I would be here but that I doubt My Uncle practises more harm against me He is
By Arthur, in King John (TLN1585-1593), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 12r
 
If I talk to him with his innocent prate He will awake my mercy lies dead
By Hubert, in King John (TLN1598-1599), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 12r
 
Are you sick Hubert? you look pale to-day In sooth, I would you were a little sick That I might sit all night and watch with You I warrant I love you more then you do me.
By Arthur, in King John (TLN1601-1604), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 12r
 
Have you the heart? When your head did but ake I knitt my handkercher about your brows (The best I had a Princes wrought it me) And I did never ask it you again: And with my hand at Midnight held your head And like ye watchful minutes to ye hour Still and anon cheerd up ye heavy time Saying lack you and where lies your greif
By Arthur, in King John (TLN1616-1624), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 12v
 
The conjectures and discourse of ye Rabble upon prodigies
p. 16
My lord, they say five moons were seen to night Four fixed and ye fifth did whirl about The other four in wondrous motion
By Hubert, in King John (TLN1906-1927), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 12v
 
Upon Interpreting the looks or hints of Majesty p. 16
It is ye curse of Kings to be attended By slaves that take their humours for a Warrant
By King John, in King John (TLN1933-1934), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 12v
 
And on ye winking of Authority To understand a Law, to know ye meaning Of Dangerous Majesty when perchance it frowns Frowns more More upon humour than advis’d Respect
By King John, in King John (TLN1937-1939), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 12v
 
The Guilt of All Looks
How oft ye sight of means to do ill deeds Make deeds ill done! Hads’t not thou been by A fellow by ye hand of nature markd Quoted and signd to do a deed of Shame, This murther had not come into my mind But taking note of thy abhorred aspect Finding thee fit for bloody villany Apt liable to be employed in Danger I faintly broke with thee of Arthurs Death
By King John, in King John (TLN1944-1952), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 12v
 
Hadst thou but shook thy head or made a pause When I speak darkly I purposed Or turnd an eye of doubt upon my face And bid me tell my Tale in express words Deep shame had struck me dumb ---
By King John, in King John (TLN1956-1960), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 12v
 
Of Villains Tears--- p. 17
Trust not those cunning waters of his eyes For Villany is not without such Rheume And he long traded in it makes it seem Like Rivers of Remorse & Innocency.
By Salisbury, in King John (TLN2110-2113), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 12v
 
p. 18 against shwing fear
Let not the world see fear and sad Distrust Govern ye motion of a Kingly eye: Be stirring as ye Time be Fire with Fire Threaten the Threatener and outface ye brow Of Bragging Horror: So shall inferior eyes That borrow their behaviours from the Great Grow great by your Example and put on The dauntless spirit of Resolution ----
By Bastard, in King John (TLN2214-2221), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 12v
 
Of Tears p. 19
Let me wipe off this honourable dew That silverly doth progress on thy cheeks My heart hath melted at a Ladies Tears Being an ordinary Inundation &c
By Lewis, the Dauphin, in King John (TLN2296-2299), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 12v
 
description of a dying man p. 20
Have I not hideous Death within my View, Retaining but a Quantity of Life Which bleeds away, even as a form of Wax Resolveth from his figure gainst ye Fires
By Melune, in King John (TLN2483-2486), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 12v
 
John poisoned 22
And none of you will bid ye winter come To thrust his icie fingers in my maw Nor let my kingdoms Rivers take their courses Thro my burnd bosom: nor intreat ye North To make his bleak winds kiss my parched lips And comfort me with Cold
By King John, in King John (TLN2644-2649), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 12v